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When they were kids, Gillian and John used to visit the local cemetery every Sunday after church. The main attraction was the lofty hill that separated the cemetery from the elementary school, and the act of tumbling down it like Jack and Jill was a ritualistic escape from the abuse they were suffering at their father's hands. It was an escape that lasted only until John's tragic death.

Following in the steps of Beatriz Williams and Amor Towles, this richly atmospheric, spellbinding novel transports readers to the dazzling, glamorous world of Newport during the Roaring Twenties and to a mansion filled with secrets as a debonair lawyer must separate truth from deception. Spring...

Clover Deering is living her best life. Kind of. Maybe. Okay, so, not at all. The owner of Fur-Ever Pet Spa is deeply in debt and battling a temper that scares even herself. Things go from bad to catastrophe when a terrifying man claiming to be a berserker king demands an impossible mission: force a rival royal to welcome evil into his heart. In exchange, he'll gift her with a prize she cannot resist—meeting the twin she never knew existed. The problem? King Viktor Endris isn't just scary, he's downright feral.

Spark is everything and it blooms inside the bodies of Tau City’s young women. Once a decade, in exchange for enough power to keep the city modern and comfortable, a Spark Maiden must be sacrificed to their mysterious tower god in a ritual called The Extraction. Ten Maidens are Chosen, but only one enters the tower as a sacrifice, never to be seen again. The nine leftovers are elevated to celebrity status and spend the next decade living in the luxurious Maiden Tower, wearing couture gala gowns, and partying with the city’s most interesting and beautiful people.

As war between Alden and Oridia intensifies, King Erik must defend his kingdom from treachery and enemies on all sides - but the greatest danger lurks closer to home. When the war began, Lady Alix Black played a minor role, scouting at the edge of the king's retinue in relative anonymity. Though she's once again facing an attacking Oridian force determined to destroy all she holds dear, she is now bodyguard to the king and wife to the prince. Still, she is unprepared for what the revival of the war will mean.

Something monstrous has come to Arkham, Massachusetts. There have always been shadows here, but now a new hunger has risen from the depths and threatens those who dwell here. But there are heroes too—people who stand up and fight to stem the tide, even when it costs them everything. Explore eight shocking new tales of occult horror, captivating mystery, and existential fear—from a zealous new heroine to conniving cultists, bootleg whiskey to night terrors, and fiends that crawl from open graves. A nightmare has fallen across Arkham, and it will devour all.

In these four supernatural dramas, first broadcast on radio in 1984, a house hides more than meets the eye; a B & B landlady helps her guests forget their troubles; a Japanese man inadvertently awakens a vengeful spirit; and a mother and baby become unsettled in remote mill.

A secret organization ruthlessly seeks power over supernatural terrors in this globe-trotting anthology of arcane mystery and adventure, from the bestselling world of Arkham Horror.

Professor Miranda Ventham is having bad dreams—nothing new in 1920s Arkham—but hers are horrifying glimpses of a dark future. Now seriously ill, she books herself into the new sanatorium, Stroud Home. With luck, the town's eldritch taint won't reach her there. And yet the nightmares worsen. Aided by her friend, Agatha Crane, they delve into the background of the sanatorium's enigmatic director, Donovan Stroud. Plagued by doubts, delusions, and terrifying visions, Miranda must unravel the shrouded history of the Strouds before she is trapped in a labyrinthine nightmare.

Ruby Malone Gutierrez is running away, although she won't admit that to herself. Suffering from hearing loss after an illness, the former music teacher wants to find a way to retain her independence, but only a wealthy relative offers any hope of that. Put to work in her aunt Nova's Kingsport dance hall, Ruby stumbles upon a mystery when her new hearing aids begin picking up conversations that no one else can hear. As Christmas draws closer, Ruby realizes the voice comes from a hunted man lost in time.

Betsy Baxter is the plucky stunt-actor star of the 1920s serial adventure, The Flapper Detective. While researching a wing-walking scene, she meets the fearless Winifred Habbamock and discovers a shared background of eerie encounters and eldritch phenomena. For years, Betsy has been investigating the disappearance of an old friend during the horror-struck filming of The Mask of Silver. When she learns of his reappearance in Arkham, she and Winifred hit the road to investigate. But Arkham is full of mysteries and danger. Betsy will need all her skills, and new allies.

Hollywood makeup artist and costumier Jeany Lin travels to Arkham to work on the new "nightmare movie" by enigmatic director Sydney Fitzmaurice. The star is her sister, Renee Love, Sydney's collaborator and lover. Desperate to outdo the thrills and terror of Lon Chaney's popular pictures, Sydney prepares occult-infused dream sequences for Love and her costars to perform. But there's more than mere imagery at play as the cast suffer recurring nightmares, accidents, and impossible waking visions.

First appearing in 1882, this collection by Mrs. J.H. Riddell established her as a leading Victorian author of supernatural fiction. She achieved her effect by using commonplace settings into which the horrors crept.

Im Januar des Jahres 1569 kommt es auf der irischen Insel Inishkeere zu einigen dramatischen Ereignissen. Seit langer Zeit verdächtigen die Bewohner der Insel die Einsiedlerin Kiuna Macgullygosh, junge Mädchen in ihr Haus zu locken und deren Blut zu trinken. Als eines Tages der Hexenjäger Jonathan Thuerloen in dem kleinen Dorf ankommt, beauftragen ihn die ängstlichen Menschen, dem Treiben der verhassten Druidin ein Ende zu bereiten. Noch am selben Abend suchen Thuerloen und sein Begleiter Knickery die heruntergekommene Steinhütte der angeblichen Hexe auf und malträtieren sie.

PHANTOMA ist zurück. Sie hat Björn Hellmark blutige Rache geschworen. Lange hat sie geplant und die Weichen gestellt. Jetzt ist es so weit. Björn Hellmark tappt in ihre Falle. Er und seine Freunde sind nichts weiter als Marionetten in ihrem bösen Spiel.

Zufällig erfährt Björn durch einen Zeitungsartikel von einem zweiten Auge des schwarzen Manja, welches bei einer Ausgrabung entdeckt wurde. Er macht sich auf den Weg in die Gurktaler Alpen. Als er dort eintrifft, ahnt er noch nicht, dass dies nur der Auftakt zu seinem bisher gefährlichsten Abenteuer ist. Pepe verschwindet als Erster. Und schließlich ist es Björn selbst, der in den Knochentunnel gerät. WIE ALLES BEGANN! Die Audio-Edition der Originalromane von DAN SHOCKER.

Was hat der erfolgreiche Londoner Magier Abraxas, das andere nicht haben? Warum wirken seine Tricks so verblüffend echt? Eine Frage, die sich gleich mehrere Personen stellen. Eine davon ist der Reporter Glen Robinson. Dieser wird kurz darauf ermordet aufgefunden. Zufall? Björn Hellmark ist dem Zauberer ebenfalls bereits auf der Spur. Aus ganz anderen Gründen. Er vermutet, dass Abraxas im Besitz eines Auges des schwarzen Manja ist. Doch noch bevor er ihn danach fragen kann, überschlagen sich die Ereignisse.

Sheila Martens ist eine Seherin. Sie kann Gedanken und Stimmen aus dem Jenseits vernehmen. Der Playboy und Schauspieler Donovan Bradley heuert sie an, um ein Haus, das er vor Kurzem gekauft hat, zu untersuchen. Im Keller stoßen sie auf ein altes Geheimnis. Und mit diesem kommt das GRAUEN!

"Little Nasties", written and directed by Eric Red. Things are not quite as they seem when Heather Knox and her daughter, Bethany, arrive at a child beauty pageant after dark.... Larry Fessenden and Glenn McQuaid's award-winning Tales from Beyond the Pale, now entering its sixth year, has produced over 40 audio dramas from a wide array of today's leading genre writers and directors. Season three was produced by Larry Fessenden, Glenn McQuaid, and Jenn Wexler.